单词讲解:
1、private adj.
1)私人的(personal)
a private conversation a private company private life
a private secretary 私人秘书 private affairs 私事
That’s for your private ear. 这是说给你一个人的秘密。
如果妈妈想看你的信,你可以说:It's my private letter.
如果陌生人想进你的房子,你可以说:It's my private house.
由此引申出privacy n. 隐私
新东方是private school(私立学校),与此相反,公立学校是public school.所以,private的反义词是public.
public 公众;public letter 公开信;public place 公共场所
private还有一个值得注意的意思:普通的。
如:private citizen 普通公民;private soldier列兵,普通士兵
我们熟悉的《拯救大兵瑞恩》就是《Private Ryan》
2)秘密的(secret) in private 秘密地, 私下地
a private place = a secret place
2、conversation n.谈话
subject of conversation话题
Fashion is always a subject of conversation among girls.
时尚总是女孩子们热衷的话题
talk/say/speak/chat/discuss/gossip
conversation n.非正式谈话(an informal talk)
have a conversation with sb和某人谈话
I had a quiet conversation with my closest friend. 我和我最好的朋友进行密谈。
I saw him in conservation with a friend. 我看见他在和朋友谈话。
No conversation while I am talking. 我讲话的时候不要谈话。
converse v. 谈话 converse with sb跟某人谈话
talk with/to sb 和某人谈话 talk with/to sb about sth 跟某人谈论某事
say sth 说了一些话 He said nothing 他什么也没说
“What a lovely day,” he said.
speak a foreign language 讲一门外语
speak Chinese speak English
speak to sb 同某人谈话 speech n.谈话 make a speech 做演讲
chat n./v. 聊天(talk friendly)
We had a long chat about old times. 我们聊了很多关于过去的事情。
discuss v. 有着严肃目的的讨论 discussion n.
gossip v./n.说闲话,嚼舌头(贬义)He is nothing but a gossip.
dialogue 对话 China and Korea are having a dialogue. 正式
3、theatre n. (in US:theater) 剧院 =(口语) play house
metre --- metre (in US) centre --- center (in US)
go to the theatre 去看戏